SunnComm drops its lawsuit.. That was quick. ] Jacobs said in an interview late last night that a ] successful lawsuit would do little to reverse the damage ] done by the paper Halderman published Monday about his ] research, and any suit would likely hurt the research ] community by making computer scientists think twice about ] researching copy-protection technology. ] ] "I don't want to be the guy that creates any kind of ] chilling effect on research," Jacobs said. ] I just thought about it and decided it was more important ] not to be one of those people. The harm's been done . . . if I ] can't accomplish anything [with a lawsuit] I don't want to ] leave a wake," he said. The Daily Princetonian - Threat of lawsuit passes for student |